No matter what you do in life, it will be difficult to move an inch without being flexible. It can be said that change is an eternal theme. Innovation is the brightest pearl of change thinking, which makes everything full of vitality and vitality.

The ancient Chinese observed a phenomenon: "The gentleman's ze, three generations turned." This means that the business that was founded by the grandfather will be ruined by the grandson's generation. This phenomenon is still serious today. However, Chinese culture has continued for 5,000 years and still has strong vitality, and the history of the United States becoming the world's largest power has also continued for more than 100 years, and there is no sign of decline even after the 9/11 incident. It can be seen that as long as we keep pace with the times and continue to innovate, a cause can be sustainably developed.

A conspicuous phenomenon in the 21 st century is that the United States has always ranked first in the world in terms of comprehensive national strength, and so far, there is no indication that any country will be able to catch up with the United States in the near future. In a word, innovation. Electric lights, telephones, computers, movies, television, pop music, stocks, fast food, assembly lines, networks, chain stores, highways, joint-stock enterprises, multinational corporations, scientific management, behavior management, airplanes, aircraft carriers, ***, all kinds of modern things, either originated in the United States, or grew up in the United States.

In many ways, innovation seems like a fool's errand. We once publicized an experience with relish: In the 50~70s of the 20th century, Japan spent $6 billion to buy almost all the important technologies in the world at that time, and the United States alone spent at least $200 billion on the research and development of these technologies. Today, people can enjoy the results of hundreds of millions of dollars spent by others for $1 or more, buying pirated software, copying a paper, downloading a document, or buying a sample.

It is very necessary to introduce advanced technology and other outstanding achievements of civilization. However, one must not rely on imports. Because those profound things contained in innovation, especially people's sense of innovation and ability to innovate, cannot be "pirated", "copied", "cloned", or purchased. Japan's economy has been sluggish since 1990, and the root cause is that it is overwhelmed and disoriented when it has to innovate itself to make progress. Historical experience shows that only by constantly innovating can we continue to move forward, just as the ancient Chinese said: "Change leads to success, and general knowledge leads to longevity".

This is the case for the country, but also for enterprises and individuals? Any enterprise, any individual, their own things must be done by themselves, and their own road must be walked by themselves; There is a better way to solve anything; Any road, there is a way to success; Therefore, everyone must regard innovation as something above all else in the struggle for survival, and strive to create a new business and forge a new path.

When it comes to enterprise innovation, we can't fail to mention the innovation of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, what people think of, and what is most urgently needed, is of course a generation of new leading products that they develop every few years: Windows 95, Windows 98, Wo

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d2000, Office2000, officeXP, etc. But the launch of these products is not isolated. At Microsoft, there are quite a few things that are called "weird magic". As:

Unique Office: Bill Gates believes that the office has nothing to do with people's hierarchy and has to do with people's intelligence. It is only in an independent and individualized environment that the wisdom of software developers can be maximized. Instead of making a senior manager smarter, a bigger, more comfortable office can encourage the idea of superiority and stupidity. Therefore, from the early 80s of the 20th century, when Microsoft built its headquarters in the redwood forest in Redmond, USA, to the current headquarters with 18,000 employees, hundreds of times more than then, Bill Gates has strived to have a single office for every employee - about 11 square meters, with a computer, a small round table and a few chairs with backrests, and no sofas. Whether you're a new college graduate or a senior executive at a company, it's all the same.

This spatial pattern subtly promotes the idea of equality and individuality, and the furnishings in each office are completely arranged according to the employees' own interests, the most common of which are of course family photos, in addition to all kinds of crafts, wildflowers, sequoias, and all kinds of unnamed flowers, Barbie dolls, children's paintings, cookies and snacks of all kinds, Star Wars models, squirrels, other pets, and one person even has a large python in the office.

Unique Exams and Questions: When you come to Microsoft for an interview, each interviewer has to interview five to eight people from Microsoft, sometimes up to ten people, which is not much different from the interview of ordinary employers. What is different is that the interview is a "one-on-one" question. They say that Microsoft's culture is about fairness and reciprocity, so you don't have one test taker facing a whole bunch of examiners at the same time, because that wouldn't be fair to the test taker.

The interview questions are also unique, and here are some of the "classic questions" in the Microsoft Research China interview:

Why is the lid of the sewer round?

How many gas stations are there in Beijing?

What should I do if you have a disagreement with your mentor?

Given a very difficult problem, how are you going to solve it?

Two irregular ropes, each rope burns for one hour, please burn both ropes in 45 minutes.

These questions are not difficult, but they give you an idea of how smart and how they behave. Some test takers pass all the exams, but because they complain about the instructor, the examiner clearly decides: "This person can't want it", because to introduce such a person is to introduce right and wrong to the door.

Characteristics such as these, in general, reflect Microsoft's corporate culture that values individuality, fairness, intelligence, passion, imagination, and innovation. This also shows that innovation is not isolated, it is linked to many things, especially to people's personality, wisdom, enthusiasm, imagination and other factors, and to the system and atmosphere of the whole group. This is also the basic guarantee of continuous innovation and advancing with the times.

When it comes to individuals, it is not difficult for us to think of the funny and funny famous movie star - Chaplin. Chaplin was born into a poor family of actors, his parents divorced when he was one year old, and he lived with his mother.

His mother began playing leading roles in the troupe at the age of 16, and Chaplin believed that "she was qualified enough to be a red horn". But her throat is often dry, her throat is easily infected, and she will suffer from laryngitis after a little cold, and she will be sick for a few weeks, but she must continue to sing, so her voice is getting worse and worse.

One night when Chaplin was five years old, he and his mother once again went to sing in an inferior theater. His mother was reluctant to leave him alone in the rented house, and often took him to the theater at night.

That night, Chaplin stood behind the curtain to watch the play, only to see his mother's voice hoarse again, her voice so low that it seemed to be whispering to herself, and the audience began to sneer at her, some of them held their throats and sang with their voices, and some of them learned to bark strangely. He was confused and couldn't figure out what was going on. But the noise grew louder and louder, and finally the mother had to leave the stage and quarrel with the steward behind the bar. The steward had seen Chaplin perform before, so he suggested that Chaplin be played.

In the chaos, the steward walked out with the five-year-old Chaplin in his arms, explained a few words to the audience, and left Chaplin alone on the stage. Faced with dazzling footlights and smoky faces, Chaplin sang: "When it comes to Jack Jones, who doesn't know?" …… But since he had the gold bar, he has gone bad,......"

Chaplin was halfway through the song when the money was thrown onto the stage like drops. He stopped and said he had to pick up the money before he could continue singing. These words caused a burst of laughter. The stage steward came over with a handkerchief and helped him pick up the money. Chaplin thought he was going to take it himself, so he told the audience the idea, and they laughed even more. The steward walked over with the money, and Chaplin followed him hurriedly, until the steward handed the money to his mother, and he returned to the stage to continue singing. The audience laughed, screamed, and whistled, and the atmosphere was even more enthusiastic......

Encouraged by this, Chaplin also came to his senses, and he spoke to the audience without restraint, performed dances for them, and made a few imitation movements. There was a show of his mother singing an Irish march: "Reilly, Reilly, it's his little white face that fascinates me, Reilly, Reilly, that's what he means in his little white face." …… The noble sergeant, whose name was Reilly. When singing, he imitated his mother's hoarse voice vividly, and the audience was amused by the 5-year-old boy's belly and threw more money.

Chaplin later recalled: "Showing my face on stage that night was my first and my mother's last. ”

Entrepreneurship, innovation and even finding a career, the most confusing thing is not knowing what their talents and specialties are, Chaplin's first time, maybe can give people a little inspiration. Of course, it doesn't have to be that early, and talent in other areas other than art and sports doesn't show up that early. But one thing is more common, that true talent is often displayed in this way, which is natural, vivid and pleasant.

Innovators live forever, long live innovators! Only when a country, an enterprise, and a person are on the basis of innovation will they never waver on the throne of success.